Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
This
second
epistle,
beloved, I
now write
unto
you ;
in
both which
I
stir
up
your
pure
minds
by
way
of remembrance:
Beloved, this
is
now my
second
letter
to
you .
Both of them
are
reminders
to
stir
you
to
wholesome
thinking
That
ye
may
be
mindful
of
the
words
which
were
spoken
before
by the holy prophets ,
and of
the
commandment
of
us
the
apostles
of
the
Lord and Saviour:
by recalling
what
was
foretold
by
the holy prophets and commanded
by
our
Lord and Savior
through
your
apostles.
Knowing
this
first
, that there
shall
come
in the last days scoffers, walking
after
their own lusts,
Most
importantly
, you
must
understand
that in the last days scoffers will
come
, scoffing
and
following
their own evil
desires.
And
saying,
Where is the promise of his coming? for
since the
fathers fell asleep, all
things
continue
as they
were
from the beginning of the
creation.
“
Where is the promise of His coming? ”
they
will
ask.
“Ever
since our
fathers fell asleep, everything
continues
as it
has
from the beginning of creation. ”
For
this
they willingly
are
ignorant
of,
that by the
word of
God
the heavens were
of
old,
and the earth standing
out of the
water and in
the
water :
But
they deliberately
overlook
the
fact
that long
ago
by God’s
word the heavens existed
and the earth was
formed
out of water and by
water ,
Whereby
the world that then
was,
being
overflowed
with
water,
perished :
through
which
the world of
that time
perished in
the
flood.
But
the
heavens
and the
earth,
which
are
now,
by the
same word are
kept
in
store
, reserved unto
fire against
the day of judgment and perdition
of ungodly men.
And by that
same word, the
present
heavens
and
earth
are
reserved for
fire ,
being
kept
for
the day of judgment and destruction
of ungodly men.
But,
beloved, be
not ignorant
of
this one thing ,
that
one
day
is
with the Lord as
a thousand years, and a thousand years as
one
day.
Beloved, do
not let
this one thing escape
your
notice:
With the Lord a day
is
like
a
thousand years, and a thousand years are
like
a
day.
The Lord is not slack
concerning
his promise ,
as some men
count
slackness;
but is longsuffering
to
us-ward
, not willing
that
any
should
perish ,
but that
all
should
come to repentance.
The Lord is not slow
in
keeping
His promise as some understand
slowness,
but is patient
with
you
, not wanting
anyone
to
perish but everyone
to
come to repentance.
But the day of the Lord will come as
a thief in
the
night;
in
the
which
the heavens shall
pass
away
with a great
noise
, and
the elements shall
melt
with
fervent
heat
, the earth also
and the
works that
are
therein
shall
be burned
up
.
But the Day of the Lord will come like
a thief .
The heavens will
disappear
with a roar
, the elements will
be
destroyed
by
fire
, and
the earth and its
works will
be laid
bare
.
Seeing
then
that
all
these
things
shall
be dissolved
, what manner
of persons
ought ye
to be in all
holy
conversation
and godliness ,
Since
everything
will
be destroyed
in
this
way
, what kind
of people
ought you
to be ?
You
ought
to
conduct
yourselves
in holiness
and godliness
Looking
for
and hasting
unto
the coming of the day of God, wherein
the heavens being
on
fire
shall
be dissolved,
and the elements shall
melt with
fervent
heat ?
as
you
anticipate
and hasten
the coming of the day of God, when
the heavens will
be destroyed
by
fire
and the elements will
melt in
the
heat .
Nevertheless
we,
according
to
his
promise, look
for
new heavens
and a new earth, wherein
dwelleth
righteousness.
But
in
keeping
with
God’s
promise, we
are
looking
forward
to
a
new heaven
and a new earth, where
righteousness dwells
.
Wherefore
, beloved, seeing
that
ye
look
for
such
things, be
diligent
that
ye
may
be found of
him
in
peace ,
without
spot,
and blameless.
Therefore
, beloved, as
you
anticipate
these
things, make
every
effort
to
be found at
peace —spotless
and blameless in
His
sight
.
And
account
that the
longsuffering
of
our Lord
is
salvation ;
even
as our beloved brother Paul also according
to
the wisdom given
unto
him hath
written
unto
you;
Consider
also
that our Lord’s
patience
brings
salvation ,
just
as our beloved brother Paul also wrote
you
with
the wisdom God
gave
him .
As
also
in all his epistles
, speaking in them of these
things;
in
which
are some
things
hard to be
understood
, which they
that
are
unlearned
and unstable wrest
, as they do also
the other
scriptures, unto
their own destruction.
He
writes
this
way
in all his letters
, speaking in them about
such
matters.
Some
parts
of his
letters
are hard to understand
, which ignorant
and unstable people
distort
, as they do the rest
of
the
Scriptures, to
their own destruction.
Ye
therefore, beloved, seeing
ye
know these things before
, beware
lest
ye
also,
being
led
away with
the error of the wicked,
fall from your own
stedfastness
.
Therefore, beloved, since
you
already
know these things, be
on
your
guard
so
that
you
will
not
be
carried
away by
the error of the lawless
and
fall from your secure
standing
.
But grow in grace ,
and in
the
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for
ever
. Amen.
But grow in the
grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. To Him be the
glory both now and to
the
day
of
eternity
. Amen.
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